Application program interface that enables communication for a network software platform

US7117504B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• Adam Smith · Redmond, US
• Anthony J. Moore · Seattle, US
• David S. Ebbo · Redmond, US
• Erik B. Christensen · Seattle, US
• Erik Olson · Sammamish, US
• Fabio Yeon · Mill Creek, US
• Jayanth V. Rajan · Bellevue, US
• Keith W. Ballinger · North Bend, US
• Manu Vasandani · Bellevue, US
• Mark Anders · Bellevue, US
• Mark A. Boulter · Redmond, US
• Nikhil Kothari · Sammamish, US
• Robert Howard · Frisco, US
• Scott D. Guthrie · Bellevue, US
• Stephen J. Millet · Edmonds, US
• Stefan H. Pharies · Seattle, US
• Suzanne M. Cook · Redmond, US
• Susan Warren · Carnation, US
• Yann Christensen · Seattle, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 10, 2001
• Grant date: Oct 3, 2006
• Expiry date: May 23, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F8/20
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An application program interface includes a first class to provide information regarding a current HTTP request. The application program interface also includes a second class to manage HTTP output to a client and an object to provide access to server-side utilities and processes. Particular application program interfaces include additional classes to manipulate cookies, handle file transfers, provide exception information, or control operation of an output cache.